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How you can support us

There are many ways you can help us achieve our aims:

• Become a Friend
• Make a Donation
• Volunteer at the Museum 

Museum’s Mission Statement and Key Aims

The mission statement for the Museum is as follows:

In Sigmund Freud and his daughter Anna’s last home, the Freud Museum London engages actively with their psychoanalytic legacy in contemporary ideas, art, and culture, while caring for the house and collections at 20 Maresfield Gardens for the inspiration, enjoyment and learning of all

In 2006 the Freud Museum London was reconstituted as a Charitable Company limited by guarantee, and its objects were updated as follows:

1. To promote, encourage, improve, advance and disseminate knowledge and awareness of the life, work, and intellectual and cultural legacy of the late Sigmund Freud, and of their relevance to contemporary society

2. To maintain, operate and improve a Museum to collect, safeguard and make accessible artefacts and other items connected with his life, his work, his family, in particular his daughter Anna Freud, and the history of psycho-analysis at the property located at 20 Maresfield Gardens, London NW3 5SX and at such other property as may from time to time be required or expedient (“the Premises”)

3. To provide access to the Premises to the public so that they can explore the Museum and its collections for inspiration, learning and enjoyment

4. to advance the appreciation of the historical nature of the Premises and their significance as the late Sigmund Freud’s last home, the place of his death and the repository of his study, library, couch and collection of antiquities and other articles connected to him

5. To discover, assemble, and collect books, manuscripts, photographs, other publications, furniture, artefacts, information and articles of whatever kind relating to the life, work and intellectual legacy of Sigmund Freud, and to ensure their preservation for the benefit of the public

6. To conduct research into the life, work and intellectual and cultural legacy of the late Sigmund Freud and to publish the results of all such research.

A New Era

Freud’s recent 150th anniversary gave the museum a chance to reflect on its achievements to date and to start planning a new phase of developments.  In autumn 2006, a major development programme was launched. The programme has three main aims:

1. Deliver extensive improvements to access, interpretation and visitor services
2. Build an extension to offer an accessible events space, cafe and shop
3. Create a £1million endowment fund to assure the financial security of the museum

Extension Plans

As the museum continues to expand its activities and museum visitors’ expectations continue to grow also, staff and trustees have been considering how to create a solution which will meet everyone’s needs.

In autumn 2007, architect Graham Anthony prepared drawings for an elegant new extension.  This allows essential additional museum space for a cafe, a larger shop and events in a state-of-the-art glass building to the side of museum.  The extension will also provide a light-filled new entrance to the musuem. 

Please do support us in these exciting new plans.